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annaclarimoto's review
4.0
Anthony Horowitz has a great way of writing, bringing these myths to life in a thrilling way!
emkoshka's review
3.0
I had a lavishly illustrated copy of a book of myths and legends when I was a child (not sure if it was the Kingfisher one) and I used to love looking through it, though I usually settled on reading 'Theseus and the Minotaur'. This slim volume is the first in a series of thematic retellings of all the classic Greek and Roman myths, with some other cultures thrown in for good measure. They've been updated somewhat with sly storytelling and lots of blood and gore, to get young boys interested, I guess. I prefer Roger Lancelyn Green's versions, really, but I'll persist with the rest of the series as the stories are short and varied.
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